mitad

Spanish
Spanish numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
2 3  → 
    Cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: segundo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º
    Multiplier: doble
    Collective: ambos
    Fractional: medio, mitad
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish meitad, meytat, meetat, from Late Latin medietātem, accusative of medietās (compare Catalan meitat, French moitié, Italian metà, Portuguese metade), from Latin medius (“mean, middle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miˈtad/ [miˈt̪að̞]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: mi‧tad

Noun

mitad f (plural mitades)

  1. (fractional number) half
    la mitad del pastel ― half of the cake
    tres mitades ― three halves (3⁄2)

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